Note: Film previously transferred to VHS: dirt, scratches, flagging, video dropouts, wide range in brightness levels. Material from 00:00:00 - 00:15:19 duplicates Courthouse, Library, and other buildings damaged by 1952 earthquake, which was transferred directly from film.

Description: Demolition of old Courthouse; old Library; Tents used for county offices; Kern wildflowers, mountains; Construction of new City Hall and Library, moving the library's School Department; new Beale Memorial, and Taft Branch Libraries, Library Reading rooms, Young Adult department; Staff Christmas party; Bookmobile; Bakersfield Temporary Library Building; various other Kern County Libraries, communities, post-earthquake footage

Additional description: Note on original container: Bakersfield, Kern County, California Post 1952 earthquake courthouse, library, reconstruction Beale and Taft openings, staff christmas party and bookmobile services.

Source: 1 Tape of 1: VHS

Call Number: 979.488 VHS

Rights: Public domain. No restrictions on use.

Digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP).

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